Official Top 40 Albums

KŌPAKI I TE RĀRANGI MOTUHAKE 40 O RUNGA

The 40 best-selling and most-streamed albums released in the past 18 months.

Platinum record

1

THRILLER

Michael Jackson

1

Last week

62

Weeks

Get

CBS

Thriller by Michael Jackson
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Platinum record

2

REBEL YELL

Billy Idol

2

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Rebel Yell by Billy Idol
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Platinum record

3

ALCHEMY

Dire Straits

3

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Alchemy by Dire Straits
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Platinum record

4

NO PARLEZ

Paul Young

5

Last week

29

Weeks

CBS

No Parlez by Paul Young
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Platinum record

5

TOO LOW FOR ZERO

Elton John

4

Last week

43

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Too Low For Zero by Elton John
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6

THE SWING

INXS

1

Weeks

WEA

The Swing by INXS
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Platinum record

7

COLOUR BY NUMBERS

Culture Club

6

Last week

19

Weeks

VIRGIN

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club
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Platinum record

8

UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY

U2

7

Last week

10

Weeks

ISLAND/POLYGRAM

Under A Blood Red Sky by U2
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Platinum record

9

BILLY IDOL

Billy Idol

11

Last week

38

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Billy Idol by Billy Idol
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Platinum record

10

TOUCH

Eurythmics

8

Last week

16

Weeks

RCA

Touch by Eurythmics
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11

THE SMITHS

The Smiths

1

Weeks

CBS

The Smiths by The Smiths
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Platinum record

12

SPEAKING IN TONGUES

Talking Heads

9

Last week

42

Weeks

WEA

Speaking In Tongues by Talking Heads
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Platinum record

13

AN INNOCENT MAN

Billy Joel

10

Last week

30

Weeks

CBS

An Innocent Man by Billy Joel
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Platinum record

14

PRAYERS BE ANSWERED

Dance Exponents

27

Last week

17

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Prayers Be Answered by Dance Exponents
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15

1984

Van Halen

20

Last week

14

Weeks

WEA

1984 by Van Halen
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16

SOUL MINING

The The

25

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

Soul Mining by The The
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17

HEARTBEAT CITY

The Cars

38

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Heartbeat City by The Cars
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18

PLEASURE VICTIMS

Berlin

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Pleasure Victims by Berlin
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19

THE BIG CHILL OST

Various

15

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Big Chill OST by Various
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20

TWENTIETH CENTURY

Cold Chisel

1

Weeks

WEA

Twentieth Century by Cold Chisel
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21

HUMAN'S LIB

Howard Jones

1

Weeks

WEA

Human's Lib by Howard Jones
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Platinum record

22

CAN'T SLOW DOWN

Lionel Richie

23

Last week

17

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Can't Slow Down by Lionel Richie
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23

GENESIS

Genesis

16

Last week

21

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Genesis by Genesis
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Platinum record

24

CONFLICTING EMOTIONS

Split Enz

29

Last week

15

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Conflicting Emotions by Split Enz
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25

THE POWER AND THE GLORY

Jimmy Cliff

31

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

The Power And The Glory by Jimmy Cliff
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Platinum record

26

WAR

U2

13

Last week

48

Weeks

FESTIVAL

War by U2
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27

JAPANESE WHISPERS

The Cure

26

Last week

8

Weeks

WEA

Japanese Whispers by The Cure
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28

LIVE AT THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE BELFAST

Van Morrison

24

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Live At The Grand Opera House Belfast by Van Morrison
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Platinum record

29

KENNY ROGERS - GREATEST HITS VOL 2

Kenny Rogers & The First Edition

22

Last week

9

Weeks

EMI

Kenny Rogers - Greatest Hits Vol 2 by Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
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Platinum record

30

SYNCHRONICITY

The Police

19

Last week

35

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Synchronicity by The Police
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31

FROM PARIS WITH LOVE

Richard Clayderman

32

Last week

12

Weeks

WEA

From Paris With Love by Richard Clayderman
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32

MISTER HEARTBREAK

Laurie Anderson

12

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

Mister Heartbreak by Laurie Anderson
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33

ELIMINATOR

ZZ Top

37

Last week

36

Weeks

WEA

Eliminator by ZZ Top
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34

THE POLITICS OF DANCING

Re-Flex

35

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

The Politics Of Dancing by Re-Flex
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35

THE CROSSING

Big Country

14

Last week

21

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Crossing by Big Country
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36

THE WORKS

Queen

34

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

The Works by Queen
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37

PHALANX

Australian Crawl

33

Last week

9

Weeks

EMI

Phalanx by Australian Crawl
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38

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Midnight Oil

30

Last week

27

Weeks

CBS

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 by Midnight Oil
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39

90125

Yes

43

Last week

13

Weeks

WEA

90125 by Yes
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40

SHE'S SO UNUSUAL

Cyndi Lauper

1

Weeks

CBS

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper
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41

SPARKLE IN THE RAIN

Simple Minds

21

Last week

14

Weeks

VIRGIN

Sparkle In The Rain by Simple Minds
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42

LEARNING TO CRAWL

The Pretenders

47

Last week

14

Weeks

WEA

Learning To Crawl by The Pretenders
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43

RODEO EYES

Jodi Vaughan

1

Weeks

EMI

Rodeo Eyes by Jodi Vaughan
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44

THE FLAT EARTH

Thomas Dolby

28

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

The Flat Earth by Thomas Dolby
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45

LABOUR OF LOVE

UB40

36

Last week

21

Weeks

VIRGIN

Labour Of Love by UB40
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Platinum record

46

EYES THAT SEE IN THE DARK

Kenny Rogers

18

Last week

19

Weeks

RCA

Eyes That See In The Dark by Kenny Rogers
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Platinum record

47

MAGGIE

Foster & Allen

17

Last week

15

Weeks

RCA

Maggie by Foster & Allen
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48

REMOTE LUXURY

The Church

1

Weeks

EMI

Remote Luxury by The Church
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Platinum record

49

LIVE FROM EARTH

Pat Benatar

41

Last week

19

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Live From Earth by Pat Benatar
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50

ON THE RISE

The SOS Band

1

Weeks

CBS

On The Rise by The SOS Band
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed albums released in the past 18 months.

 
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15,000 sales/stream equivalent for singles and 7,500 for albums
30,000 sales/stream equivalent for singles and 15,000 for albums